Everything We Know About the New My Chemical Romance Album

I talk about the new My Chemical Romance Album and Foundations of Decay.
My Chemical Romance is known for their albums The Black Parade, Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge, and Danger Days. They’re known for their songs Welcome to the Black Parade, Teenagers, Helena, I’m Not Okay, I Don’t Love You, Famous Last Words and more.
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Intro 00:00
MCR Reunion Recap 00:18
Foundation of Decay 03:40
The First Time I Heard MCR 04:37
More Foundation of Decay 06:04
The New Album 06:24
#emo #poppunk #music

[@NeverNormal]

I don't wanna make it. I just wanna... Intro 00:00 MCR Reunion Recap 00:18 Foundation of Decay 03:40 The First Time I Heard MCR 04:37 More Foundation of Decay 06:04 The New Album 06:24

[@Froggy_Sara]

As a die hard MCR fan, foundations of decay is very much a throw back to their heavier stuff. I absolutely love that song.

[@NeverNormal]

Thanks for watching!

[@newmystery7753]

I really want a full album of that really broody sound that foundations of decay had . It had heavy elements but the mixing made it seem very ethereal

[@yeeehawwdy2638]

Yeah idk what he was talking about. Its absolutely got an mcr sound to it. And when people say emo for mcr it tends to mean 1st or 2nd album. That being said this was an awesome video!

[@xsickundeadzerox]

im glad someone said it ,i brought you my bullets ,you bring me your love gets forgotten way to much

[@Froggy_Sara]

@@newmystery7753 I’d kill for an album with the sound foundations has.

[@skylin3z]

a week ago mikey way posted on his instagram story a picture of amps in a studio with 5 drawings on the amps and a caption saying “back at it! 🎸” so i think he was hinting about the new album

[@NeverNormal]

Ohhhhh can't wait. Thanks for watching!

[@Morana-mori]

what if the new album is just called “MCR5” or “Mikey’s Unicorns” or something 😭

[@imhsbalidwda]

@@Morana-morinew content is new content 🙏

[@thecomicsario]

If it's an electric century album instead I'm going to SCREAM

[@GUNSFORTOES]

probably electric century. mikey does stuff outside of mcr too

[@salad6236]

Foundations kinda just reminds me of like an almost a calming rainstorm? Idk how to describe it but I love it anyways.

[@NeverNormal]

Thanks for watching!

[@merelvdm7316]

i loved foundations of decay, it sounds like all of my favorite (and frankly, the best) mcr songs combined without being repetitive or boring to me, very nostalgic, and awesome to see performed live!

[@NeverNormal]

Thanks for watching!

[@indigo_0]

i think they’re new image is profound and mature. they’re not trying to be 20 something’s and wear a bunch of costumes so they can keep singing for the media. they’re just human, and they have the power to do whatever they want now, and what they can do with that is fucking awesome. my favorite lyric from the song is “you *must* fix your heart” because i feel like stereotypical emo often has this hurt, self-deprecating nature, but this lyric tells you that you can’t be broken forever. god, i love this band.

[@NeverNormal]

Great insight! Thanks for watching!

[@xshadowscreamx]

He wore numerous costumes during reunion tour

[@indigo_0]

@@xshadowscreamx yeah im aware, but it feels like he has some more control over how he wants to exist, if yk what i mean

[@asterthemite]

i'm a newer MCR fan (started listening in 2019 a few months before the reunion which is crazy timing) and i remember getting the youtube notif for foundations at 6 in the morning..... truly the wildest time of my life i think i cried a little 🥹 it was definitely different from their most famous hits but i love that they just do what they want regardless of what kind of music people expect from them they're playing the black parade in full at WWWY this year so idk if they'll play any new songs, but always excited for the potential of new music !!

[@NeverNormal]

That WWWY set should be insane. Thanks for watching!

[@newmystery7753]

Foundations of decay was awesome , it was mid tempo and broody and it had an amazing atmosphere to it. The vocals were different but not in a worse way and they honestly complimented the song. Lyrics are good and honestly I’m ready for this next , post hard core/proggy MCR phase

[@NeverNormal]

I'm very interested to hear what the next song sounds like. Thanks for watching!

[@SkyGuysQuest]

Thank you for the venom will always be my favorite my chem song

[@NeverNormal]

100% one of my favorite deep cuts

[@bexxau]

"mcr5 is real" we all say in unison

[@NeverNormal]

Oh it's real. Thanks for watching!

[@steviescribbles]

Loved foundations of decay, and I really hope that the album follows in that vein. Much more mature rock and anyone who’s been following Gerard knows he’s been into some harder and more industrial sounds so I’d expect something really interesting coming our way!

[@Ihyperfixateonweirdstuff]

As someone who loves MCR more than anything, foundations of decay kind of sounded like their old stuff but at the same time was its own thing entirely. I believe their whole point was to do something different and I absolutely LOVED it

[@SINE382]

I’d be fine with mcr doing a Blackgaze album and completely polarizing everyone and blowing their minds.

[@NeverNormal]

love it lets get crazy

[@SINE382]

@@NeverNormal honestly Gerard’s black metal growls are tight, their newest song definitely gave me the impression that if they wanted to go that direction they honestly could do it and do it exceptionally.

[@TooMuchSascha]

This would be cool as hell. I also like to imagine a future where they pull an Alexisonfire and release a really heavy-hitting sludgey kind of stoner rock thing and obliterate expectations.

[@MIFonYT]

I'm about fifty years old, I've never been an emo or anything like that, I just love good music. Moreover, hope is a mortal sin, as the ancient Greeks believed. But I sinfully hope that MСR will release a new album, simply because I know “Black Parade” by heart and can sing any song from any line and wish to enter the same river again.

[@sophiafowler6891]

I'm actually really interested to see, assuming MCR5 exists, if they'll continue even further down the road they began with Foundations of Decay in terms of theming the album around age-wise where the band themselves are, and their core fan base from the 2000s. I'm wondering, if judging by some of the sounds and lyrics in Foundation of Decay, if they'll pull like the canonical LCD Soundsystem "I'm secretly dreading how boring life as an adult is but can't do anything about it so here's me trying to cope with it" themes that I've found to hit some alt/indie/rock bands hard. Blur's most recent album is a great example of this, and even as a young adult I would love to see how and if MCR chooses to address these themes now, especially that I think they've become sort of a hallmark of a lot of the alt music genre.

[@NeverNormal]

I almost wonder if MCR go further away from the FOD sound. The song isn't even in their top 10 of spotify. If they went more "Rock" music they could fill that void of rock music not being anywhere in the mainstream. Either way the next song released should give us al ot of information. Thanks for watching!

[@holliethestrange5249]

all i hope is MCR comes back to Europe!! i saw them back in 2022 and would ro ANYTHING to see them again

[@NeverNormal]

I'm sure they'll be back. Thanks for watching!

[@PhenixhasrisenREAL]

at the beginning of the year I was like 'Huh, they really dropped one song and fucked off' and I genuinley thought that was the end of it. I'm hopefully this is credible but I have to take it with a grain of salt because its the internet. I feel like once we get a tour announcement like the user suggested then I'll become more confident. Maybe we will get something for Umbrella Academy S4. Maybe MCR wrote and made a song for the final season as a farewell to Gerard's current project as he moves back onto MCR.

[@crowridley8245]

i started listening to mcr maybe around 5 or 6 years ago, long after they had disbanded. I saw a new song on my recommendations, it was uploaded recently, and the uploader was MCR. you best believe i had that on repeat for a while. It was amazing, it was heavy not just in its sound but its imagery. It reignited an old passion I had, and the sort of grim feeling I get from the idea of what the end is and what the actual foundations of decay are will continue to drive me to capture that same sense of tragedy.

[@srya3224]

I don’t think MCR makes music for the casual music fan. They make what they want & if it ends up being a hit, fine. They definitely aren’t pandering the masses with the creative direction of their music.

[@NeverNormal]

Oh ya I agree. My point was Foundations of decay doesn't sound like MCRs "hits" so I understand why it's isn't in the spotify top 5 or getting radio play etc. I'm very interested to see where their sound goes. Thanks for watching!

[@arcadebot4735]

@@NeverNormali heard it on the radio a couple times when it came out?

[@Imxlnt2]

Black parade was actually a bonus album, fans liked it so much that the band just decided to make more. They don't have to put albums out and shouldn't unless they feel the album is perfect for that time.

[@monotoneheadphones]

Foundations of decay actually got me into MCR! Most of my friends are fans, i never really listened to them (liked the music, just never went out of my way), but when that single was released, I eventually started to get into more of their music. I’m personally became a big fan of the Bullets Album.

[@NeverNormal]

Thanks for watching!

[@SoggySaltines]

I couldn’t keep you seriously throughout this whole video because I was focused on the American Football album in the background😭

[@esthellaaa]

1. The World is Ugly 2. The Foundations of Decay 3. Demolition Lovers My top 3 fav of mcr songs 💙

[@Catnipwina]

I was so excited when the Foundation of Decay was released, and believed there would be a new album soon. However, nothing happened until now and since I am not able to watch their concert, I almost forgot they have returned(

[@ttigbybtm]

The Foundation of Decay sounds a lot more of like the first album- bullets, this song mean a lot to me as they symbolize a phase of transition from the old life to the new beginning and being able to make peace with it, MCR, a lot with their art and music and that is one of the reasons why I be able to keep up and grow with them as well because I felt like I grow so much as individual alongside with them and their creation. I think when you grow out of your younger years, you find a new meaning and reflect a lot from the past and be able to learn and let go of them so you can live with peace with yourself. like death and rebirth .That is sort of like what I gather with the record and what Gerard had to say nowadays about everything, I watch a lot of his interviews and podcasts, it’s like you are witnessing the true life of a true artist, not just creating great music. They create something authentic and I think that’s why MCR has always been really special in my heart. It’s just amazing how they be able to maintaining all of this, I don’t know if you notice, but I feel like this current moment although there’s not so many movements, this time is really powerful and crucial in the music industry and for a lot of people, there’s something in the air. I don’t know what it is, but I notice that since 2020, I don’t know, but it’s just different. Foundation of Decay seems like there's more to it-behind that record, much more occult-like.

[@manifestationsofasort]

I LOVED The Foundations of Decay. I actually think it's the best song they released as a single, and is one of the best songs they've done. It's just immaculate.

[@NeverNormal]

Thanks for watching!

[@jamesfilmsthings]

Hey I see Self Help on your shelf! Future Teens is one of my favorite bands of all time

[@NeverNormal]

Love them!

[@SecretSocietyofGoths]

theres been whispers at after hours parties that the albums been done

[@Alex_RF101]

Absolutely loved foundations of decay. It seemed like a logical direction for their sound picking up from conventional weapons. Vocals were mixed way too low tho (common for MCR, but this was too low). Interesting tho that when seeing the lyrics on Apple Music, some didn’t match up and it was hard to tell what they actually were from listening. Then when I looked a year later, the lyrics on Apple Music had changed, and while some parts seemed more accurate, other parts that sounded correct before now seemed inaccurate. Anyone else notice that? Anyway, hope they re-release it on new album with vocals turned up and accurate lyrics displayed!

[@juanmacaceres2702]

Hearing a new song on a PSP close to your ear in a science fair, and the song being mislabeled, is the most 2000s thing I've heard.

[@NeverNormal]

Still have my psp lol

[@lewisbirkett4428]

I didn't realise it had been 5 years since the reunion. I thought there would be an album but I'm doubtful now

[@NeverNormal]

Same, that's why I did the video. I think a new album is coming but probably 2025. Thanks for watching!

[@LibadNobody]

When you’re 28, at work and don’t wanna scream like a fan girl (cuz it’d be awkward) because you get to live long enough to see a new My Chemical Romance album come out!

[@Mariak82]

I love Foundations of decay. ❤

[@AshLovesMCR]

I love Foundations with all my heart

[@samaelhenry]

I'm a MCR fan since their debut, I didn't like very much The Black Parade album and era at that time, much more since then, and the same thing with Danger days era. For sure I was much more into the two first records album. But when I first heard The foundation of decay, it was like I was a teenager again, like this song is a song I already knew and used to vibe on even if it was a brand new, this is the feelings that I get from it. For this moment it is like my MCR favourite title. I really hope if there is a new album, the songs of it are according to this one. It would be so dope. Can't wait for it.

[@EmoCheesecake]

I went to a show during the reunion tour in the US, and they did play a new song, it had a similar vibe to Foundations, and I remember none of the lyrics. I remember seeing tiktoks of them playing new songs at some other shows too around that time. I've been asking where the album is since then because there was new music already made. Idk if those songs were to test the waters, but people were hyped but not the same excitement as them playing their hits by far

[@NeverNormal]

interesting, thanks for the info and thanks for watching! Emo Cheesecake is a top tier username btw

[@EmoCheesecake]

@@NeverNormal haha ty!

[@JessP-ut9gl]

I've been a big fan for over 15 years. If I know this band like I think I do, this next future project is about to be like, unpresented. Like some deep stuff is about to happen and I'm kind of terrified.

[@Biscuitsq]

Real one showing proof of mcr5. MCR5 IS REAL KEEP HOPE!!!

[@NeverNormal]

Lol can't wait! Thanks for watching!

[@Biscuitsq]

@@NeverNormal npp 😭 keep hope!!

[@patronsaintofswitchbladefi2944]

Long live My Chemical Romance ♥️

[@andrewgiles3790]

Where did you get that shirt? The black one

[@NeverNormal]

old navy lol

[@FFXVIisbetterthanZelda]

Have you heard Bullets?

[@ryanm767]

There better be a black parade anniversary tour

[@NeverNormal]

ohhhh interesting idea

[@dummystubbornme]

Well they're going to play the record back to back at the WWWY festival this october! I really hope they're finally gonna play Blood live 😭🙏✨️

[@WAYLIEN_FIEND]

@@dummystubbornmeOMG UR GOING? I’m so jealous

[@redhawkneofeatherman261]

Blood as an encore at WWWY would be legendary

[@Why_Knott_Me]

EMO NEVER DIES

[@Reds-Retros]

As a fan of The Black Parade album, I like Foundations of Decay as a song but I'm just not really a fan of the production style. I am looking forward to see what comes next from them though.

[@NeverNormal]

I'm so interested to see what the next song sounds like. Thanks for watching!

[@lewisbirkett4428]

The song was great but the production drowned out the vocals

[@Reds-Retros]

@@lewisbirkett4428 agreed, felt quite "muddy" to me. TBP was an incredible sounding album so from that perspective I was a bit disappointed.

[@mitzi856]

was the 5oon post debunked or smth? also what about frank iero's fortune cookie post from a little while ago?

[@ADumbSwan]

Yeah nah this video is very surface level the creator isn't obviously in the Fandom lol he's missed so much of the current like small things , -all of mikeys posts in the studio as the most recent-

[@NeverNormal]

the mcr subreddit didn't seem that focused on the post but you can read into everything lol

[@sezzac155]

⁠​⁠@@ADumbSwan Yeah, seriously. MCR is all about the small things. Maybe once upon a time it wasn’t the case but I think over time they have become aware of fans theorising and analysing the sh*t out of everything and as a response became more subtle about letting fans know about their next concept/album. It’s just part of the dynamic/relationship the fandom has to the band. The band has always respected us fans and that includes our opinions- they don’t think we are morons. I also think that since their last studio album-Danger Days, MCR doesn’t care much about what’s ‘cool’ or ‘mainstream’ and if they do it’s to make commentary on it. That is to say they did WWWY fest 2022 for their own reasons and will do 2024 again for their own reasons. And got back together for their own reasons. And speaking of WWWY part of the reason why fans think there is an album in the works is because that WWWY 2024 date is the only concert date they have announced in this supposed new touring cycle. (It’s also sus that it’s been said that they will play The Black Parade even though this year it’s the 20th anniversary for Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge, their breakout album.)

[@Beep-fs3od]

@@ADumbSwanpeople in the fandom would know that Mikey’s in more than one band so that doesn’t really mean much..

[@ADumbSwan]

@NeverNormal exactly my point , the subreddit isn't the entirety of the Fandom lol

[@smilemore6130]

Yes keep me delusional sis

[@carverlabarberaofficial]

The Paper Kingdom????????????

[@fluffyspark798]

I’ve lost hope for mcr5 months ago. I do hope I am wrong

[@lynxlubbpeeps]

Lol bruh Gerard has said more than once that MCR isn't emo. At this point he's probably just tired of saying it and in the end it doesn't matter

[@htonnn]

There will be no new album. God has forsaken us.

[@HennyBuBuProductions]

The Black Parade is “Emo” bc the aesthetic, the themes of death and dramatic heartbreak, and Gerard’s wailing vocals all SCREAM emotional damage.

[@raregrimebeats1352]

MCR?? We have LS dunes , no need for MCR

[@NeverNormal]

Ls dunes are sick. Thanks for watching!

[@TheAstronomyFloyd]

There isn’t a new album, get over it

[@crispitin]

I don’t know how i got here but I must say, The Used are much better than My Chemical Romance

[@johnathanpumpernickel5532]

mid

[@JacksonTheEpic]

If you can say that with a straight face after Heartwork and Toxic Positivity, i don’t know what medication to recommend to you

[@Shitpostf]

Okay grandpa, I really like The Used, but I think it's time for you to take your meds.

[@seanriley2534]

The Used have 2 decent albums and everything else is cringey pop trash for 13 year old alt kids to rebel against their parents and paint their nails black too, lame as fuck

[@NeverNormal]

Need to check out the new music. Thanks for watching!

[@MrTheevilmage]

I'm not. I did not even ask the question in the first place. I think they suck and I had emo/goth phase and I still thought they sucked back then. Actually maybe I was more goth.

[@arcadebot4735]

then politely, why did you click on this video?

[@JessP-ut9gl]

Maybe your just not that bright.

[@MrTheevilmage]

@@JessP-ut9gl Yes I don't like my chemical romance so I am not bright apparently. Do you have that low of an IQ that someone not liking something makes them unintelligent? I also dislike certain food does that also not make me bright? Jesus dude its a band. Calm your shit down.

[@Mariak82]

I love Foundations of decay. ❤

[@Mariak82]

I love Foundations of decay. ❤